There was no wind, no vibration, no rain, and no stars in the gray sky. Everything in the magic lock world was frozen, but the blood-red liquid under the cover of the Grand Cross was shaking as if it had a life of its own. The dark red color was in sharp contrast to the black, white, and gray background of the whole world. Even Lucien, who was good at staying calm and focused, could not help but feel his heart palpitating at this moment.
Lucien took a closer look at the Grand Cross and compared it with the Book of Astrology and Elements in the Library of the Soul. "This doesn't look like a magic lock. It looks more like it's trying to seal something."
Thinking of this possibility, Lucien looked at the blood-red liquid again for a few seconds, and then he corrected his calculation of the location of the magic garden according to the reflection of the nine stars. When he got the accurate result, he turned around and ran along the lakeside path to the edge of the Black Forest in the west, where the nearest magic garden was.
Lucien was very curious about what was sealed inside, but he also knew that it would be suicidal for him to approach a legendary defense lock when he was not an official transcendent yet. He could not be blinded by greed, and he could not confuse his main purpose.
Soon, Lucien, who had recovered a lot thanks to his Moonlight Blessing, left the lakeside path and entered the real Black Forest.
It was extremely quiet. Lucien could not see any living thing. Even the leaves did not shake.
In the depressing forest, Lucien calculated the distance in his mind. About ten minutes later, he saw a huge building covered in shadows. From time to time, bright lights were drawn out from the building and fell in the direction of Elsinore Lake.
Lucien slowed down and held Alert tightly in his right hand. The closer he got to the magic garden, the more cautious he became. Although most of the power of the Grand Cross came from the earth, the sun and the nine stars, the self-circulating magic garden was also a great supplement. There must be some magic traps or circles in the garden to prevent intruders from breaking in.
The black "bat pituitary gland" appeared in Lucien's left hand. He chanted a silent spell, and invisible waves spread out with Lucien as the center. When they encountered obstacles, they were reflected back.
Tall black fir trees formed in Lucien's mind, and the scene within a few hundred meters gradually became clear. However, the ultrasonic detection could only return the general shape. Many of the strange things that were motionless made it impossible to determine what they were. As for living creatures, there was no sense at all.
Lucien moved forward cautiously as he checked the magic traps. When he got close to a strange object that he had detected just now, he realized that it was just a weirdly shaped black rock. It was not something dangerous.
Lucien heaved a sigh of relief and continued to walk forward.
"There's another strange object up ahead. It might be a rock as well …"
After circling around the dense forest, Lucien, who had night vision, immediately saw the strange object.
It was a tombstone carved out of stone. In the magic lock world, the tombstone was gloomy black and covered with a thin layer of haze. Behind the tombstone was a small tomb.
On the tombstone, there was a line of pale words, "The noble and brave Mr. David Sherrien. He became the mayor of Bonn because he executed many poor heretics. But he died because he fell in love with someone. Alright, although the one he fell in love with is a man, a man with great strength. "
Lucien's mouth twitched when he saw the dark and humorous epitaph. If he remembered correctly, he saw this tombstone when he sneaked into Bonn. But it was in the graveyard of the town instead of the Black Forest. "Did the graveyard in the magic lock world move here?"
Behind the tomb, there were many black tombstones with crosses on them. Against the black, white, and gray background, the graveyard looked particularly gloomy and cold.
Lucien glanced at the graveyard. Considering that the monotonous black, white, and gray environment was very suitable for the undead creatures, he turned to the side and planned to go around the graveyard.
Although it would delay him for a few minutes, it was much safer.
Just as he turned around, Lucien, who was holding 'Alert' tightly, felt his hair stand on end again. So, he swung his longsword behind him without hesitation.
As if he had hit a piece of rotten wood, Lucien felt a huge force through 'Alert' at the same time. His arm went numb, and he rolled forward. His body quickly turned into moonlight.
After crashing into a tombstone at the edge of the graveyard, Lucien jumped to the side and took the opportunity to turn around. From the corner of his eye, he saw the pale words on the black tombstone with a cross:
"I used to be fat, but I'm finally going to slim down."
Behind the hilarious epitaph, a rotten palm suddenly reached out from the slightly bulging black and cold soil. Then, a human-shaped undead creature with rotten flesh and exposed bones and a foul stench sat up along with the soil flying in the air.
Lucien saw a similar undead creature when he turned around. The door to Mr. David Sherrien's tomb had been opened!
Lucien turned into an afterimage as he slashed forward with 'Alert'. However, the undead creature pursuing Lucien was very fast. It instinctively dodged the longsword and pounced at Lucien.
The longsword held back, making an arc and blocking in front of Lucien.
After the silent collision, 'Alert' trembled rapidly. The undead creature's strength actually exceeded Lucien's by a little. At the same time, Lucien smelled the foul stench of decay. He felt his head swell and his forehead heat up. His body felt slightly numb!
"Ghoul!"
Lucien recognized the undead creature's species from its sharp teeth and combat characteristics. It was much stronger than ordinary skeletons.
In this strange world of locks, it was comparable to an official Knight. Its speed and agility were not much inferior to Lucien's, and its strength was slightly higher.
Ghouls had the characteristics of undead creatures, and their bodies were enveloped in the halo of zombie plague and negative energy. Once hit by it, the person would be paralyzed and unable to move. They would also be infected with the plague.
If killed by it, they would become a new ghoul a day later.
After recognizing the species of undead creature, Lucien began to move around, avoiding direct contact with the first ghoul. The second ghoul seemed to be weaker than the first, unable to keep up with its speed and agility. It could only furiously chase after the afterimages left behind by Lucien.
Lucien gradually gained the upper hand against the ghoul without intelligence. He slashed at its body from time to time with 'Alert'. Although it was as if he was hitting a thick piece of wood every time, he was still able to cause the rotten flesh of the ghoul to fall off piece by piece.
At the same time, Lucien prepared the 'Wall of Sulphur Fire' spell to quickly get rid of the ghoul.
The ghoul became crazier and crazier, and suddenly opened its mouth to let out a silent scream.
This scream did not cause any damage to Lucien, but Lucien saw rotting arms suddenly reaching out from the graveyard, forming a strange scene with the black cross.
"So many undead creatures?! Are there any that are as powerful as this one? "
Lucien took the opportunity to set up a pale white flame in front of him while it was screaming. The smell of sulphur was strong and pungent.
Following which, Lucien fled in the direction he came from without looking back. There were so many undead creatures that he could not deal with on his own. If there was another ghoul like this one, he might not even know how he died.
After cutting down the second ghoul blocking his way, Lucien was just about to flee when he smelled a strong, disgusting stench.
Another powerful ghoul blocked his path, and behind it, more than ten ghouls were crawling out from the graveyard.
Raising his sword, Lucien's left hand glowed, and three pale white ice blades flew out with intense coldness.
Palmeira's Flying Ice Blades hit the ghoul in front of him, leaving deep wounds on its arms, neck, and chest.
However, as an undead creature, such wounds were not fatal, and they were immune to cold damage!
At this time, the cold air surrounding the ice blades quickly condensed a thin layer of ice on the ghoul's body, temporarily freezing it on the spot.
After activating 'Ice Avenger', Lucien immediately cast 'Runaway Ring'. The gravity suddenly increased a bit, and the ghouls that were going around the 'Wall of Sulphur Fire' suddenly lost their balance and fell to the side.
Seizing the chance, Lucien dashed past the ghouls and ran back to where he came from, leaving a faint shadow behind him.
In the cold and desperate silence, a large group of rotting ghouls was chasing after Lucien in the form of moonlight.
Lucien was very calm. As he ran, he started to change his direction and went to the magic garden.
Some of the ghouls were strong, some were weak. Slowly, Lucien got rid of them, and only two of them were still chasing after him. At this time, Lucien had already seen the black gate of the magic garden.
The magic garden was surrounded by black and gray shadows, and only the gate could be seen clearly. Behind the gate, there was a low building. It seemed that the only way to enter the magic garden was to go through it.
The low building looked like a magic tower whose several floors had been cut off. It had a pointy black top, and the creepy architectural style of the ancient Magic Empire was very obvious.
Lucien was going to take a few more detours to get rid of the two ghouls, but when he just left the dense black forest and approached the magic garden, he suddenly noticed that the strange magic circle engraved on the gate was very familiar.
It was the most basic magic circle of the Grand Cross, but a small part of it was missing. However, in the Book of Astrology and Elements, there was a complete structure of it.
"It's specially prepared for my inheritor?" Lucien did not have the time to hesitate. He immediately ran toward the gate, leaving a gray shadow behind him. In his hand, he held a tube of mercury and was ready to use his spiritual power.
As soon as he got close to the gate, the mercury turned into drops of white water and flew out. Under the control of his spiritual power, the mercury started to repair the magic circle.
The missing part was very simple and special. If one did not know the complete structure of the magic circle, even an archmage would need a long time to figure it out. However, Lucien knew the basic magic circles of the Grand Cross, so it only took him a short time to turn the mercury into three-dimensional lines and structures and connect them with the original magic circle.
The two ghouls jumped on Lucien's back. Their disgusting smell and the zombie plague they carried made Lucien feel a bit dizzy.
The magic lines all lit up at the same time. In the dazzling light, the black gate sank into the void behind it, revealing a deep and mysterious hole.
Lucien gritted his teeth and jumped into the hole when the two ghouls almost reached his back. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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